Miner&#39;s pick.



No. 774,748. PATENTED NOV. 15, 1904. W. H. FOLEY.

MINERS PICK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY s. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented November 15, 1904.

WILLIAM H. FOLEY, OF MAPLETON, ILLINOIS.

MINERS PICK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,748, dated November15, 1904:.

- Application filed July 3, 1903. Serial No. 164.230. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM H. FOLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mapleton, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois,haveinvented a new and useful Miners Pick, of which the-following is aspecification.

This invention relates to tool-handles; but it is particularly designedfor fastening the handle to a pick or similar tool.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide means forexpeditiously and efiiciently securing the handle to the tool.

A further object is to provide means for iecluring the fastening to thetool by a single Further objects and advantages of this in vention willappear in the following description, and the novel features thereof willbe particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understoodthat changes in theis shown as applied to a pick, although as the natureof the invention becomes apparent it will be obvious that the inventioncan be utilized with other forms of tools, if desired.

The handle-socket l is provided at one end with an opening or recess 2,into which one end of a handle 3 fits. The other end of the socket isprovided with a head 4, having oppositely-disposed projections 5 and 6,with parallel beveled ends 7 and 8, one of the projections having anopening or perforation 9. A tenon 10 projects from the head and isdeflected or disposed at an angle to the longitudinal center of thesocket. This tenon 10 is provided to engage a mortise 11 in the tool 12,which is provided with edges inclined to correspond to those of thetenon. Adjacent to the mortise and at the abutting portion of the tool apart of the tool is removed to form device will efficiently hold thesocket and tool together.

I claim 1. A handle-socket for tools comprising a member having a seatand a terminally-disposed deflected tongue carried by the member.

2. A handle-socket for tools comprising a member having a seat,oppositely-disposed projections on the member and a terminallydisposeddeflected tongue carried by the member.

3. The combination with a tool having a slot and a seat, of ahandle-socket provided with a tongue in the slot, a projection in theseat and a fastening device projecting through the projection connectingthe socket and tool.

4:. The combination with two members one of which is a tool and theother a handle- I socket therefor, of a deflected tongue on one of themembers and projecting through a slot in the other member, said tonguedmember engaging the other member to prevent a longitudinal or transversemovement of the tool.

5. A tool and a socket therefor, one of the elements having a deflectedtongue projecting through the other member which is provided with a slotand a single fastening device for securing the two members together.

6. A handle-fastening member for tools having a deflected tongue, and atool having a slot coinciding with the tongue. i w

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. FOLEY.

Witnesses:

L. POTTER, OHAs. ADDY.

